Falco W&B3.2 - App Store

Falco W&B is a weight & balance app designed specifically for for the Frati F.8L Falco, both factory-built and homebuilt. The Falco is somewhat unusual in having its fuel carried in fuel tanks fore and aft of the cockpit. This makes fuel management an important part of maintaining safe center-of-gravity control during flight. This app provides a useful planning tool for the Falco pilot, providing a graphical presentation of the results of loading and fuel use choices on aircraft weight and balance. In addition to fuel, baggage and crew weights, the pilot can vary the fuel use between tanks and when to switch between tanks during the flight. The user may use either the iPad keyboard or special sliders to input data. Screenshots may be saved to the iPad's Photos app and printed on AirPrint-capable printers. An in-app preferences screen allows the user to customize the app with the characteristics of their Falco, set default values for all inputs, and choose whether to use English or metric units, sliders or a keypad for data entry, and what type of keypad.

Version History I fixed a minor problem with a button in the Preferences screen sometimes being mis-labeled.
To accommodate changes in the iPad coding environment, I did a whole mess of recoding and general code cleanup.
Appearance and functionality are unchanged. 3.2 03/12/2025 I've corrected a reported problem with the Information and Preferences screens on 10.5" iPads, fixed a problem with the Print Screen buttons, added support for the new iPads, and did a bunch of coding cleanup. 3.1 07/08/2024 Most of the changes in Version 3.0 are "under the hood," with minor debugging and a complete re-coding of the app. The visual appearance, features and user interface are unchanged. Other changes:
- I've added support for the new iPad Mini.
- I've corrected a bug in the custom keypad where the restore key wouldn't work if the Tap Clears Edit Window preference was selected.
- I've also added my Privacy Policy to the topics on the Info screen. 3.0 06/19/2022 The most significant change in Version 2.15 is the addition of support for landscape orientation. (However, Falco W&B remains a full-screen-only app.)

It also introduces a new custom keypad for entering numerical data. This new keypad has cursor control buttons and a "restore" key, which restores the input window value to what it was when tapped for editing. It has more "smarts" which should make it more difficult to accidentally input non-numerical text, and it plays nicely with the iOS touch selection features. The user can select either a calculator-style keypad (top row: 7-8-9, the default) or a telephone-style keypad (top row: 1-2-3).

Finally, the app has been updated to meet the requirements of iPadOS 13, particularly with respect to Dark mode appearance and secondary screen size limitations.

The app's operation and the features introduced in Version 2.0 are otherwise unchanged. 2.2 06/09/2020 Version 2.11 of Falco W&B has only "under the hood" mods for compatibility with iOS 9.3 and later. The user interface, features and functionality are unchanged. Earlier iOS versions are no longer supported. Compatibility with the iPad Pro is currently limited to full screen only. 2.11 04/28/2017 Version 2.1 of Falco W&B brings full compatibility with iOS 7.1, in both functionality and appearance, while retaining full backward compatibility with iOS 6.1. The app's operation and the features introduced in Version 2.0 are unchanged. 2.1 04/07/2014 Major changes:
- Data input: The user now has a choice of inputting data on the main screen using either the keyboard or sliders.
- Screen capture and printing: Screen capture capability has been added, which copies a screen image to the iPad Photos app and prints it on AirPrint-capable printers.
- Revised information screen: The information and caveat screens have been combined into a single screen, and the format has been changed to handle expanded content.

Minor changes:
- Changed the Close button labels to "Done" on the Information and Preference screens to be consistent with normal iOS usage.
- Removed the redundant Save button from the Preferences screen.
- Added a Don't Panic! button to the Preferences screen to reset all defaults and preferences to their original "factory" values.
- Added limits below the data windows on the Main screen and modified those on the Preferences screen.
- Modified the storage of preferences, so that they are no longer accessible from the Settings App.
- Made minor code changes required for compatibility with iOS 7.

Minor bug fixes:
- Eliminated "button bounce" on the two fuel distribution sliders next to the graphic.
- Modified the way the Information and Preferences screens are activated and deactivated.
- Eliminated a bug that prevented proper display of the startup screen. 2.0 09/16/2013 1.0 02/20/2013